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Refreshing ETA data and timeout intervals

The ETA Refresh Menu allows you to dynamically update CPU ID (product authorization) passwords, IMSID options, TSS table data, and the IMS default ALOT, ASOT, Dead Letter Queue intervals, signon return code messages, user messages, device descriptor table, and ETA Enhanced Command Security.

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Before you begin

You must have user access profile timeout refresh authority to use this feature. Contact your ETA system administrator.

For an IMSID options or TSS table refresh to have an effect on an IMS system, you must have changed IMSID options or created or modified one or more TSS tables. For more information, see IMS-customization-by-IMSID or Utilities-for-Translate-Subsystem-Services-feature.

BMCXLINK and the appropriate IMS control regions must be active.

Error
Warning

Performing a TSS refresh during peak periods may cause excessive I/O to the TSS data set, resulting in excessive CPU utilization and decreased performance.

To refresh ETA options

  1. Go to the ETA Refresh Menu.From the ETA Main Menu, type 6 in the Selection field and press Enter. The ETA Refresh Menu is displayed.
  2. Verify or change the IMSID or Group. To change the IMSID or Group, type the new IMSID or Group in the IMSID or Group field and press Enter.

  3. Perform any of the following actions:

    If you want to...

    Type...

    refresh IMSID or Group options

    1 in the Selection field and press Enter. The Confirm Options Refresh pop-up window is displayed. Type 1 in the Selection field to refresh the IMSID or Group options, or type 2 to cancel the refresh. Press Enter.

    refresh TSS tables

    2 in the Selection field and press Enter. The Confirm TSS Refresh pop-up window is displayed. Type 1 in the Selection field to refresh the TSS tables, or type 2 to cancel the refresh. Press Enter.

    refresh CPUID data

    3 in the Selection field and press Enter. The Confirm CPU-id Refresh pop-up window is displayed. Type 1 in the Selection field to refresh the CPUID data, or type 2 to cancel the refresh. Press Enter.

    refresh signon messages

    4 in the Selection field and press Enter. The Confirm Signon Return Code Messages Refresh pop-up window is displayed. Type 1 in the Selection field to refresh the signon return code message module, or type 2 to cancel the refresh. Press Enter.

    refresh user messages

    5 in the Selection field and press Enter. The Confirm User Messages Refresh pop-up window is displayed. Type 1 in the Selection field to refresh the user messages module, or type 2 to cancel the refresh. Press Enter.

    refresh or reset Command Security options

    6 in the Selection field and press Enter. The Command Security Refresh Menu is displayed. Make the appropriate selection as follows:

    • Type 1 in the Selection field and press Enter to refresh access profiles.
    • Type 2 in the Selection field press Enter to refresh the Command Processing table.
    • Type 3 in the Selection field and press Enter to delete the ACEE for the specified user ID.
    • Type 4 in the Selection field and press Enter to disconnect a user ID from the specified input source.

    The applicable confirmation pop-up window is displayed. Type 1 in the Selection field to perform the requested action, or type 2 to cancel the requested action. Press Enter. Press F3 to return to the Refresh Menu.

    reset IMS default ALOT interval

    7 in the Selection field and press Enter. The Reset ALOT panel is displayed. Make the appropriate selection as follows:

    • Type 1 in the Selection field and press Enter to log off after the specified number of minutes of inactivity.
    • Type 2 in the Selection field and press Enter to never log off due to inactivity.
    • Type 3 in the Selection field and press Enter to log off immediately after signoff completes.

    The Confirm ALOT Reset pop-up window is displayed. Type 1 in the Selection field to reset the ALOT, or type 2 to cancel the reset. Press Enter. Press F3 to return to the Refresh Menu.

    reset IMS default ASOT interval

    8 in the Selection field and press Enter. The Reset ASOT panel is displayed. Make the appropriate selection as follows:

    • Type 1 in the Selection field and press Enter to sign off after the specified number of minutes of inactivity.
    • Type 2 in the Selection field and press Enter to never sign off due to inactivity.
    • Type 3 in the Selection field and press Enter to sign off immediately after the last message is delivered.

    The Confirm ASOT Reset pop-up window is displayed. Type 1 in the Selection field to reset the ASOT, or type 2 to cancel the reset. Press Enter. Press F3 to return to the Refresh Menu.

    reset IMS default Dead Letter Queue interval

    9 in the Selection field, specify the number of days in the days field, and press Enter. The Confirm DLQ Interval Reset pop-up window is displayed. Type 1 in the Selection field to reset the DLQ interval, or type 2 to cancel the reset. Press Enter.

    reload the Device Descriptor table

    10 in the Selection field and press Enter. The Confirm Reload Device Descriptor Table pop-up window is displayed. Type 1 in the Selection field to reload the Device Descriptor table, or type 2 to cancel the reload. Press Enter.

    Following a refresh attempt, ETA issues a message that indicates whether the refresh was successful. For a TSS tables refresh, all table names that had buffers in storage will be returned. If no TSS tables have been accessed, the message 'No tables to refresh' is issued. IMSID may return error messages if a TSS data set name was added or changed.

  4. Repeat this task to refresh additional data for this IMSID or to refresh data for other IMSIDs as required.
  5. Press F3 to return to the ETA Main Menu.


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